The ‘Poisonous’ death of a beloved King At 6:01 p.m. on December 1 4, 1568, leader of Denmark King Hamlet was poisoned by his younger brother Claudius. King Hamlet had been resting in his garden at Elsinore Castle in Denmark, when, without warning, he was poisoned. The deadly poisoned was poured through his right ear rapidly travelling to the rest of the body. King Hamlet was immediately death before anyone notices what had happened. It is rumored that Claudius poisoned his older brother because the jealousy and hunger for power.
And the last similarity, though not in exact description, is Amleth/Hamlet killing his uncle, the king. Now that you know the similarities, let’s move on to the differences. The first difference between the two stories is that in Hamlet, Hamlet sees the ghost of his dead father, and tells Hamlet that his uncle, who is now king, was the one who killed him. He also orders him to seek the revenge of his murder and to kill his uncle. Hamlet obviously agrees to this and sets out to follow the ghost’s demands.
Downfall: Macbeth’s Malevolent Ambition William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is a dark tale of murder, rape, deception, and the supernatural, and it very much reflects the state of England at the time. With the death of Elizabeth I, her distant Scottish cousin James took the throne, and many other relatives of the former queen were quite angry with the fact that James got the throne and not them. There was a huge conspiracy where many relatives planned to seize the throne, but the plot was foiled and the conspirators were tortured and then executed in a brutal fashion. Many historians believe the play was written because King James was Scottish and there were not many stories of Scotland, but the deeper reason is that he wanted to show the evils and dangers in having such large ambitions, such as regicides like the relatives of King James. Now in the play, Macbeth starts off as a loyal, courageous, stereotypical, drone like war hero but once a group of witches put this idea in his mind that he could become king, he starts spiraling downhill.
Hamlet thinks it’s the king who is doing the spying and therefore ends up killing Polonius. This foil of Hamlet gives him a violent image and makes him look like he doesn’t know how to control his emotions. Polonius’s problem is the same, yet the results are less severe. Polonius makes himself sound like a fool by not thinking through things thoroughly Another foil in Hamlet is young Fortinbras, the nephew to the king of Norway. Like Hamlet, Fortinbras’ father was also killed, and his uncle took over the throne.
His morality is revealed when he questions Fortinbras’ motives – is it right to allow so many men to die when fighting for a worthless piece of land? Hamlet’s passion for revenge is resurrected by the sight of the troops and he vows to take action – ‘My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth.’ The state of Denmark is in chaos (because the wrong king is on the throne) and this manifests itself through the mini rebellion on the castle with the return of Laertes. Laertes is Hamlet’s best foil in the play. Now that each of them has a father to avenge the contrast between the pair reaches its peak. Laertes has no time for thoughts or moral reflection; he is hard set on revenge.
Following World War I Germany fell in to a period of economic failure, famine, and social and political unrest. This period is what gave rise to the Nazi party, and their regime. The Nazi parties assault on the Jewish religion began with them blaming the Jews for all the perils that the country had gone through. As soon as Hitler gained power the German parliament was burned to the ground. This led to demise of the German democracy, and the dictatorship of Hitler, and the total control of the Nazi party.
To reveal the reason for Claudius murdering King Hamlet . The use of biblical allusions in the soliloquy is one of the foundations of the plays. Claudius kills his brother king Hamlet. According to the book of Genesis it is said that to kill ones blood brother is one of the most severe sins that can be committed by man . This comes from the story of Cain and Abel.
The One Who Burnt Denmark Who is the character who is held accountable for all the events in Hamlet? One option may ironically be Queen Gertrude, late King Hamlet’s wife and Hamlet’s mother. Gertrude acts as the fire in the burning of Denmark when her unhesitant actions enrage Hamlet and make him act in a deranged and thoughtless manner which eventually leads to the royal family’s sudden demise. Initially, Gertrude carelessly remarries immediately following her husband’s death. Moreover, she does not only remarry so soon, she ties the knot with Claudius who is not only King Hamlet’s brother but also his murderer.
Hamlet first learns from the ghost of his father that his death was actually a murder . Even though he swears to avenge his father, indecision overcomes Hamlet and he has to test the king’s sincerity. When the king’s true ambition is revealed to Hamlet, he affirms his choice to take violent action against the king. However, Hamlet would only kill the king once he caught him in the act of doing something villainous. At the end of the play, Hamlet learns that the king was to blame for poisoning the blade.
For instance, revenge, deceit, betrayal, and most importantly, death. Also, same as Frankenstein, there are number of deaths, for example, death of young Hamlet, Claudius, King Hamlet, Gertrude, Polonius, Laertes, Ophelia, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The first death is King Hamlet’s ghost and it is the lead for Hamlet’s revenge which it suggests a killing attitude. The ghost discloses the truth how he is being murdered by his own brother, and asks for revenge. It becomes the cause of the sequent revenge and death.